I remember myself drawing really neat diagrams in my Science practical files in my school days, and even did the favour of completing files of friends many a times. Still I missed that creative bend of mind that was needed to draw n paint something purely out of my own imagination :(
I might not have improved my skills anything better in all those years coz there was hardly any need to pick brush n colors as I decided to graduate in Commerce as opposed to Humanity or Science streams. Infact, this thought of being active in Art & Craft never crossed my mind until it became a compulsion to me for my junior's interclass activities every weekend. I found myself running short of ideas; be it Origami, Diya Decoration, Card Making, or Mask Making ... Thank God! we have access to mighty Google that always saved me with a positive answer to my son's usual query "
Mumma, I want you to help me in ____________ for tomorrow's activity, will you be able to help me out ?" ;)
Anyways, now I'm reasonably tolerable with my li'l better fine motor skills ;) So I thought of doing a simplest DIY today with as economical as
Rs 50 (yup, this is the total money i spent for this DIY session)...
I found a pair of old ballerinas kept un-noticed for last many months that actually used to be my favourite once, but since its top layer had chipped out a bit from sides, so I threw it carelessly in the shoe rack. Today, I decided to paint it anew and my junior quickly arranged in the required material (before I could change my mind) and bought two of his fav shades of
Fevicryl Acrylic Colors i.e
Red (Crimson 04) and Yellow (Lemon Yellow 11) for Rs 13 each and a
Kokuyo Camlin painting brush (S-52 Pony Hair 6) for Rs 25.
So here are the pics how I turned the
"Waste into Wealth" in simple steps and no major expenditure :)
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| The old lemon ballerina painted in Crimson Red |
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| Lemon color used to draw petals in front |
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| the completed floral pattern |
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| some polka dots to add up the quirk for the finishing touch |
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Though the previous design under the crimson paint is slightly visible even after double coat, but as I wore the ballerinas with contrasting outfit the next day, there was no hint of awkward looks)
In the same groove of painting today, I used the left over paints on an old clutch also. Have a look ...
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| the ugly face of the clutch that was lying in trash :P |
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| the base paint kept for drying up |
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| drawn li'l stars using brush |
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| used pencil to draw thinner patterns |
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| thought of giving my signature :P |
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| the final product, ready for use :) |
I know I should not ask for your views on this silly attempt of mine, but won't mind if you would motivate me :P Lolz ;)
With a promise to do better next time, see ya !!
